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Raid SSD drives

Hi Experts. I have a new Asus server. I chose to put 3 256GB Samsung SSD drives and setup as RAID 5. The system works well, and the intel Raid configuration suggests the array is "NORMAL." The problem is that drives 2 and 3 continue to flash red. I simulated a drive replacement to start a rebuild on the 3rd drive. The rebuild went well, and once complete the 3rd drive was solid green (like the 1st). When I rebooted the server to check the status (it was normal), once it got back into the MS server 2012 OS, it started flashing red again. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Server is: ASUS| RS720-X7/RS8 R (16GB RAM), 1-XEON Proc.

Drives are: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

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sntrouble07

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That aside. Do you have any idea why the drives flash red? I appreciate your suggestion, but I prefer this configuration. It also allows for a much larger drive.

sntrouble07

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On a side note. Performance is amazing! Boots the OS to desktop in 15 seconds.

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sntrouble07

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Thing is, I don't care about the data. This is completely for testing purposes. I plan to read/write over a TB a day to test the drives for wear. That info wasn't important. Just wanted an aswer. So, Thanks (I guess) for your comment and attitude. Such a pleasure. I'll wait to see if any others comment. Since that was your "last comment," I don't expect to hear from you again. Any others out there want to comment on this?

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